Doctor Drives Dead Body To Crematorium

The driver backed out, the hospital staff were clueless. This doctor got on a tractor and delivered the body to the crematorium himself.

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00:00It was the first death in our district with COVID-19.

00:04So our downgrade employees were unaware of the protocols.

00:08Though they are trained, out of fear, none dared to attend the last protocols.

00:16The whole world is fighting with the pandemic of COVID-19.

00:33So in this scenario, now that cases are increasing,

00:37every district is managing with COVID-19 positive patients

00:42in their respective district isolation centers.

00:46Yesterday, unfortunately, a COVID-19 patient died at the Peterbilt isolation ward.

00:51So it was the first death in our district with COVID-19.

00:56So our downgrade employees were unaware of the protocols.

01:00Though they are trained, out of fear, none dared to attend the last protocols.

01:08So being a district surveillance officer,

01:10it was my sole responsibility to take care of the situation.

01:16And it was my responsibility to help the deceased family members

01:24to complete the last rituals.

01:26So in this situation, the local authorities helped me.

01:39They provided a tractor to carry the dead body.

01:43But the driver of the tractor, out of fear,

01:47he was reluctant to attend the process.

01:52Hence, I attended it.

01:55I drove the tractor to the crematorium

01:58and helped the deceased relatives to complete their last rituals.

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